The national champion women’s team had players named New Student-Athlete of the Year (Tyasha Harris) and Athlete of the Year (A’ja Wilson). All-America forward Sindarius Thornwell was named Athlete of the Year for men’s sports.

Jake Bentley was recognized as one of the New Student-Athletes of the Year at the Gamecock Gala on Monday. (Hale McGranahan/SEC Country)

Beyond the hardwood, South Carolina’s football team earned a few awards as well — with QB Jake Bentley recognized as a New Student-Athlete of the Year and K Elliott Fry winning the Gamecock Inspiration Award.

Bentley and WR Deebo Samuel were named football’s co-MVPs.

More from the gala

Following an outstanding senior campaign, she earned NSCAA Second-Team All-America honors and was tabbed an NSCAA First-Team Scholar All-American, in addition to earning SEC Academic Honor Roll accolades for the fourth straight year. This Gamecock is a standout not only on the field and in the classroom, but also in the community, volunteering for organizations such as Meals on Wheels and Harvest Hope Food Bank during her Carolina career.

PJ Dozier makes it official

PJ Dozier will sign with an agent to solidify his entry in the 2017 NBA Draft, according to a report from Yahoo Sports,

Signing with an agent will remove Dozier’s option to return to South Carolina for the 2017-18 basketball season. The 6-foot-6 guard is projected as a second-round pick and should be able to provide NBA-level defense out of the gate while working on developing his offensive game, according to Adrian Wojnarowski.

‘You have been nothing short of amazing’

With the announcement that he officially will enter the draft, Dozier posted a sincere thank you to South Carolina fans on Instagram on Tuesday …

Sindarius Thornwell on PJ Dozier’s decision

“It was tough on him, but I think he made the best decision for him and his family,” Thornwell said at the annual Gamecock Gala. “I support him. He’s still my brother no matter what. I will support him the whole way through.”

The reigning SEC Player of the Year hopes to join Dozier as a pick in the upcoming draft.

Replacing PJ Dozier

Kory Holden could be South Carolina’s next starting point guard. (Hale McGranahan/SEC Country)

Now that the Gamecocks point guard officially has moved on, it’s time to start looking at replacements.

Obviously, rising sophomore PG Rakym Felder sticks out, but incoming freshman David Beatty and Delaware transfer Kory Holden should push for playing time as well …

“Holden will have all eyes on him from now until the season starts, however,” Mike Wilson wrote. “The Delaware transfer scored 17.7 points per game and hit 38.8 percent from 3-point range in his final season as a Blue Hen and has 2 years remaining to play at South Carolina.”

Baseball searches for answers

After dropping their third consecutive game, the Gamecocks held a special players-only meeting on Saturday night.